looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
close; intimate; on good terms
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
borrowing without returning
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
jumping about; rampancy; domination
supporting; shoring up; promotion; propping-up; jacking-up; manipulation
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
true character; real nature
since one was born; (in) all one's life
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
comma; decimal point; radix point
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to speak ill of; to disparage
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
to rebuke; to scold harshly
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation